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Frances O’Grady, the TUC general secretary, said: “[The] figures show that many people, especially low-paid workers trying to claw back wages owed, are being put off making a claim"Richard Pohle/The Times

Bosses who bully, harass or wrongly sack workers are increasingly likely to escape punishment because high fees for taking cases to tribunals are deterring employees from seeking justice.

The number of claims taken to employment tribunals has fallen by nearly 60 per cent since fees were introduced last summer, according to figures from the Ministry of Justice yesterday. Fees can total more than £1,500.

The figures showed a 59 per cent drop in claims from 13,739 between January and March last year to 5,619 in the first three months of this year.

Frances O’Grady, the TUC general secretary, said: “[The]

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